<![CDATA[Just let me compute in peace.]]>Just let me compute in peace.

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Just let me compute in peace

Computing can be so noisy these days

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c56a58aa-1d7c-448a-93a1-70e5dcce15b8/just-let-me-compute-in-peace.RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 20:28:32 GMTSat, 18 Apr 2026 09:28:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:21:21 GMT]]>@ieure Yes!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426622983318505https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426622983318505Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:21:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:01:51 GMT]]>@shelldozer Thank you!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426546299789741https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426546299789741Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:01:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:00:41 GMT]]>@neil "No, I don’t want to rate your product, let alone your choice of courier. You took my money, now sod off and leave me alone."

Well said.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/shelldozer/statuses/116426541747005321https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/shelldozer/statuses/116426541747005321Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:00:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:45:22 GMT]]>@neil
My pet peeve. Feel free to add it.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AG100pct/statuses/116426481475505863https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AG100pct/statuses/116426481475505863Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:45:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:39:30 GMT]]>@EndlessMason @ljwrites

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thing/ascii

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426458412377719https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426458412377719Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:39:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:33:55 GMT]]>@neil
Absolutely love this.
This is *so* "spot on".
I scream these things every day.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AG100pct/statuses/116426436471916107https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AG100pct/statuses/116426436471916107Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:33:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:32:54 GMT]]>@ljwrites @neil
Is there a version that's not animated?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116426432451877400https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116426432451877400Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:32:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:30:07 GMT]]>@neil
Dentist: Are you using a manual or electric toothbrush?

Well, I got an electric one as a gift, but the manual told me it has an app, so I haven't even charged it, for fear of it playing me ads for its own brand of toothpaste and mouth wash

Dentist: I'll just put manual then

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116426421560195503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116426421560195503Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:30:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:23:22 GMT]]>@neil That reminded me of this essay. https://www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thing

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writeout.ink/users/ljwrites/statuses/116426394999378906https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writeout.ink/users/ljwrites/statuses/116426394999378906Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:23:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:01:25 GMT]]>@jbaty @neil

... disable my ad blocker

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AnonymooseGuy/statuses/116426308704907613https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AnonymooseGuy/statuses/116426308704907613Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:01:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:56:56 GMT]]>@flangey @neil We could use an Howard Beale right about now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AnonymooseGuy/statuses/116426291041948954https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AnonymooseGuy/statuses/116426291041948954Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:56:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:48:48 GMT]]>@neil I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AnonymooseGuy/statuses/116426259061889078https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AnonymooseGuy/statuses/116426259061889078Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:48:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:15:58 GMT]]>@clare_hooley Ooh, on behalf of RSS users everywhere, thank you!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426129969702242https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426129969702242Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:15:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:15:35 GMT]]>@neil oh heckerty heck; it’s been on my to-do list to change my blog to full-text RSS feeds. Now you’ve prompted me to actually go look up how to do that, and all it was is change one single word in the template. Everything techy is always harder than you think it’ll be… until it’s not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/clare_hooley/statuses/116426128453467096https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/clare_hooley/statuses/116426128453467096Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:15:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:01:57 GMT]]>@jetlagjen @annehargreaves

Yeah, no-one has the thyme for that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426074843129393https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116426074843129393Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:01:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:00:07 GMT]]>@neil @annehargreaves the most ridiculous thing I've been invited to review was a jar of herbs.

No, Asda, I am not spending time or spoons reviewing my grocery shop, and especially not a single 83p purchase that happened to be part of it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.phillipsuk.org/users/jetlagjen/statuses/01KPGE8GRH69P5W78SE4XC1A4Hhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.phillipsuk.org/users/jetlagjen/statuses/01KPGE8GRH69P5W78SE4XC1A4HSat, 18 Apr 2026 14:00:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:55:44 GMT]]>

No, I don’t want your chatbot. If I can’t find what I want on your website, you’ve screwed up.

Preach it, @neil

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/datamancer/statuses/116426050415195793https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/datamancer/statuses/116426050415195793Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:55:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:32:14 GMT]]>@neil this blogpost should be multilanguage…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/rodolforg/statuses/116425957981158288https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/rodolforg/statuses/116425957981158288Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:32:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:13:48 GMT]]>@neil And ironically, just leaving me alone is often the simpler, easier path from a technical point of view. 😕

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/coreysnipes/statuses/116425885527544810https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/coreysnipes/statuses/116425885527544810Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:13:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:09:35 GMT]]>@paddyduke @neil Grr, you're reminding me of the email from *someone* (don't ask me to remember who, it was an entire month ago - where the unsubscribe link was not, in fact, a link. So off to spam hell it goes.

(And it was from a vendor I was happy with and will probably buy from again.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/kentenmakto/statuses/116425868937280147https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/kentenmakto/statuses/116425868937280147Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:09:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:53:13 GMT]]>@DJDarren Arrrrr.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116425804596113463https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116425804596113463Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:53:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:42:52 GMT]]>@neil > No, I don’t want your app. You have a website. And yes, if you pretend that I can only do something via your app because I’m on a mobile browser, of course I’ll switch to desktop mode.

Then you get firms like Argos, where they've removed any ability to pay off any of your Argos card balance from their website, so you have to use the app. There is literally no other way to do it. And the app is called MyArgos, so for a while there the launcher I used to use wouldn't see it when I searched for 'Ar', meaning I had to remember its stupid, shitty name.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/DJDarren/statuses/116425763909255523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/DJDarren/statuses/116425763909255523Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:42:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:40:50 GMT]]>@jbaty Annoying, isn't it!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116425755899020606https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/users/neil/statuses/116425755899020606Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:40:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just let me compute in peace. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:38:09 GMT]]>@neil Great list! It's exhausting. I keep a similar list on my /nope slash page : https://baty.net/nope/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/jbaty/statuses/116425745318343647https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/jbaty/statuses/116425745318343647Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:38:09 GMT